Thatch

I’ve got a backlog of Tiki Travels to tell you about! Remind me to tell you about New Year’s Eve at Tiki-Ti, and the swell Sippin’ Safari event in Boston. But to get started, I went to Portland a bit more than a week ago…
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Welcome to Blog goes to the Alibi
Brandon at Welcome to Blog recently went on a one-night mission to take the pulse of Portland tiki, and he found a nice, strong heartbeat, indeed. After a brief lament for the loss of the Jasmine Tree, he pits the Por...

Thatch, Portland’s new tiki bar, photo by Heather Gregg
Water feature near entrance to Thatch,
photo by Heather Gregg
Tonight there was a sneak preview of Portland’s new tiki bar thatch, an art installation party for two velvet paintings ...

Pander Bros. velvet painting, for Thatch
Robert Volz has been working on his new tiki bar, Thatch, for a loooong time now, and it looks like the work is finally wrapping up. Robert reports that while Thatch will not be open in time for New Year’...

Robert Volz with tikis from New York Trader Vic’s
A wild, almost too-good-to-be-true story came to me from Robert Volz yesterday. Robert is the owner of the new Thatch bar in Portland (development is well underway, and the bar will be opening so...

Jasmine Tree tikis, originally from the Portland Kon-Tiki
The questions surrounding the future of Portland’s Jasmine Tree appear to have largely been answered. Due to urban redevelopment, the Jasmine Tree had the choice of shutting down or reloc...

Spitting fountain at the Alibi in Portland, photo by Hanford Lemoore
Last month, Hanford and I paid a visit to the fine city of Portland for the 2006 Northwest Tiki Crawl. The weather was beautiful (if a bit hot on the last day), and the company was g...

Mug from NW Tiki Crawl 2005
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Northwest Tiki Crawl, taking place in Portland the weekend of June 24, 2006. As with last year, there will be a special event mug created by Tikitronic. Special highlights this year in...